Golf tee structure

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a golf tee structure that is easy to use and move and prevents the loss and damage of the tee, thereby providing convenience in use and economical efficiency to a user. The golf tee structure of the present invention includes a hooker formed on the one side of a body, for carrying the golf tee structure, a plurality of tee-inserting holes formed on the other side of the body, into which three tees having different length from each other are inserted and fitted, and a coupling string connecting the body and each tee, for preventing each tee from being deviated from the body. Preferably, each tee includes a body made of a malleably synthetic resin and a metal pin on the lower portion thereof, as an integral body therewith, such that since the metal pin is driven into the ground when in use, the tee is not broken or lost. Further, the hooker formed on the body of the golf tee structure is adapted to be hooked on the loop for pants belt of a player.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a golf tee structure that is easy touse and move and prevents the loss and damage of tees, thereby providingconvenience in use and an economical efficiency to a user.

In playing golf, generally, a bar type of tee is driven into the groundin a tee box and then, a golf ball is put on the tee. Next, a playershots the ball on the tee (which is commonly called “tee-shot”) by usinga desired golf-club.

The tee on which the golf ball is placed is made of a general timber orsynthetic resin and takes such a shape as in FIG. 5. Firstly, the timbertee 100 exhibits a low resistance but is broken against a slight impact,which results in the reduction of economical efficiency and theenvironmental disruption due to the broken pieces on the ground(pair-way). Secondly, the synthetic resin tee 100 is not broken easilybut exhibits a high resistance, which undesirably causes the specificdistance of the ball to be increased.

To solve the above problems, recently, the synthetic resin tee 100 ismade of a ductile material to thereby exhibit a minimized resistance.

In playing golf in the winter season, on the other hand, theconventional tee 100 is not well driven into the ground being frozen andeven if driven, it is broken easily. This may give mental stress andeconomical loss many golfers. Additionally, in case of conducting thetee-shot in the summer season, the conventional tee 100 is drawn fromthe ground and as a result, it is lost.

Also, the conventional golf tee 100 is manufactured in different lengthsin order to satisfy the characteristics of the golf-club to be used andthe preference of the player. Generally, three kinds of tees, forexample, long, middle and short tees are provided, which are put into aplayer's pocket or a separate tee retaining instrument during playing.In order to conduct the play without delay in the case where the teesthe player retains have been lost or damaged, however, the player shouldalways prepare spare or new ones.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a golftee structure where three kinds of tees can be all carried and kept in aconvenient manner, the loss and damage of the tees can be minimized, andparticularly, the tee can be driven into the ground in an easy manner inthe condition where the ground is frozen in the winter season.

To attain this and other objects of the present invention, there isprovided a golf tee structure comprising: a hooker formed on the oneside of a body, for carrying the golf tee structure; a plurality of teeinserting holes formed on the other side of the body, into which aplurality of tees having different lengths from each other are insertedand fitted; and a coupling string connecting the body and each of theplurality of tees, for preventing each of the plurality of tees frombeing deviated from the body.

Preferably, each of the plurality of tees includes a tee body made of amalleably synthetic resin and a metal pin on the lower portion thereof,as an integral body therewith, such that since the metal pin is driveninto the ground when in use, the tee cannot be broken or lost. Further,the hooker formed on the body of the golf tee structure is adapted to behooked on the loop for pants belt of a player.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a golf tee structureaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view illustrating the tee in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the use state of the golf teestructure according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the golf tee structureaccording to the present invention which is carried along with a user'sbody; and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional tee.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a golf tee structureaccording to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional viewillustrating the tee in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective viewillustrating the use state of the golf tee structure according to thepresent invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating thegolf tee structure according to the present invention which is carriedalong with a user's body.

A reference numeral ‘1’ denotes a body of the golf tee structureaccording to the present invention, which is made of a smooth anddurable material, for example, leather. The body 1 includes a hooker 2formed as an integral body on the one side thereof and a plurality oftee inserting holes 3 formed on the opposite side to the hooker 2.

A reference numeral ‘4’ denotes the tee having different lengths, whichis comprised of a tee body 6 having an upper portion of a relativelylarge diameter on which a golf ball 5 is placed and a metal pin 7secured integrally on the lower portion of the tee body 6.

Further, a string 8 is provided between the body 1 and each of the tees4, for preventing the tee 4 from being lost.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the tee body 6 is made of amalleably synthetic resin material and the metal pin 7 forms a helix onthe upper portion thereof to be screw-inserted into the tee body 6 andtakes a nail shape on the lower portion thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, thestring 8, which is connected between each tee 4 and the body 1, putsfixedly the one side end thereof between the head portion of the pin 7inserted into the tee body 6 and the tee body 6, is drawn from a stringdrawing hole 9 formed on the tee body 6 and then fixes the other sideend thereof on the coupling portion of the hooker 2 and the body 1.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the tees 4 are provided as aset of tees, for example, long, middle and short tees, in order tosatisfy general tee kinds. Hence, the body 1 forms the three teeinserting holes 3 through which the three kinds of tees 4 are inserted.

Under the above construction, an explanation of the golf tee structurein an operation state according to the present invention will bediscussed.

If the player is to shot the tee in the tee box, as shown in FIG. 3, heselects his desired tee 4 and drives the pin 7 of the tee 4 into theground. As a result, the golf ball 5 is placed on the tee 4 separated bya predetermined height on the ground and the other tees 4 remain on theground, while being coupled to the body 1.

If he shots the tee in the above state, the tee 4 is never lost by theconnection to the body 1 by means of the string 8, even in case wherethe tee 4 is hit by the head of the golf-club and is thus drawn from theground.

After use, if he is to carry the golf tee structure according to thepresent invention, the pin 7 of the tee 4 used is inserted into thetee-inserting hole 3 on the body 1 and the hooker 2 is hooked to thepants loop 10 for his belt. Further, if the use of the tee 4 iscompleted, the hooker 2 is hooked to a caddie bag.

According to the golf tee structure of the present invention, the tees 4are easy to be carried and kept in any place and can be selected at anytime, if necessary.

More particularly, even in the condition where the ground is frozen andvery rigid in the winter season, the tee 4 of the present invention ismade of the metal material, such that it can be well driven into theground without any inconvenience. Furthermore, even though the head ofthe golf-club is hit on the tee, the pin 7 supported under the ground ismade of the metal material, such that it cannot be well broken.

According to the golf tee structure of the present invention, the pin 7of the tee 4 is hard and has a relatively small diameter, such that itcan be replaced with a marker when the player putts on the green.

As set forth in the foregoing, a golf tee structure according to thepresent invention is provided with a body where a hooker and a pluralityof tee-inserting holes for three kinds of tees are formed, whereby it isconvenient to use, with a string connecting the body and each tee,whereby it cannot be lost during tee-shot, and with a pin of each teebeing made of a metal material, whereby it can be easily driven into theground even in the condition where the ground is frozen and hard in thewinder season and cannot be well broken even though the head of thegolf-club is hit on the tee.

What is claimed is:
 1. A golf tee structure comprising: a body; a hookerformed on one side of said body, for carrying said golf tee structure; aplurality of tees having different lengths; a plurality of tee-insertingholes formed on another side of said body, into which said plurality oftees having different lengths are inserted and fitted; and a pluralityof coupling strings, each of said plurality of coupling stringsconnecting said body and one of each of said plurality of tees, forpreventing each of said plurality of tees from being deviated from saidbody.
 2. A golf tee structure according to claim 1, wherein each of saidplurality of tees is comprised of a body made of a malleably syntheticresin and a metal pin on the lower portion thereof, as an integral bodytherewith.
 3. The golf tee structure of claim 1 wherein each of saidplurality of tees includes a pin attached with a tee body, and whereineach of said plurality of coupling strings is attached to the pin andextends through the tee body of its corresponding tee.
 4. The golf teestructure of claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of coupling stringsextends from an upper portion of its corresponding tee.
 5. The golf teestructure of claim 1 wherein said body is formed of a folded piece. 6.The golf tee structure of claim 5 wherein the body is leather.
 7. Themethod of claim 5 wherein the folded piece forming the body includes anopen end and a closed end.
 8. The golf tee structure of claim 7 whereinthe body is leather.
 9. The method of claim 7 wherein the plurality oftee inserting holes are formed in the closed end of the folded piece.10. The method of claim 9 wherein the body is leather.